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Acoustics tests show property-line levels below township limit; board weighs conditions for outdoor amplified events
Summary
An acoustical survey at South Street Gardens measured property-line levels generally under the township's 65 dB limit; the applicant asked the board to permit amplified outdoor events subject to owner-controlled systems and conditions; opponents urged caution, citing earlier resident recordings. The board carried the matter to May 18 to negotiate conditions and enforcement.
Noise and the question of whether amplified outdoor events can be permitted at South Street Gardens dominated a late portion of the April 15 hearing.
Applicant acoustical engineer Benjamin Mueller presented a March 25 sound survey that tested the facility's indoor house system and multiple worst-case outdoor speaker setups. Measurements near sources were high (mid-80s dB at speaker locations) but, according to Mueller's recorded measurements, decibel levels fell to low-to-mid 50s and low 60s at the nearest…
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